The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Finalists
Show on ESPN Thursday, Dec. 6 - 7:30-9:30 pm Est

Maxwell Award (best all-around player)

Dennis Dixon - QB - Oregon
Darren McFadden - RB - Arkansas
Tim Tebow - QB - Florida

Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)

Anthony Collins - OT - Kansas
Glenn Dorsey - DT - Louisiana St
Jake Long - OT - Michigan

Chuck Bednarik Trophy (best defensive player)

Dan Connor - LB - Penn St
Glenn Dorsey - DT - Louisiana St
James Laurinaitis - LB - Ohio St

Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back)

Antoine Cason - CB - Arizona
Jamie Silva - S - Boston College
Craig Steltz - S - Louisiana St

2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy

James Laurinaitis - LB - Ohio St.
Glenn Dorsey DT - LSU
Chris Long - DE - Virginia
George Selvie DE - South Florida
Aqib Talib - CB - Kansas
(The winner will be announced on Dec. 3 and presented the Trophy in Charlotte, N.C.)

Butkus ’07 Award Finalists

Dan Connor - 6’1” 240 lbs. - Penn St
Jordon Dizon - 6’ 230 lbs. - Colorado
James Laurinaitis - 6’3” 245 lbs.- Ohio St.

Biletnikoff Award (best wide receiver)

Michael Crabtree , Texas Tech
Mario Manningham, Michigan
Jordy Nelson , Kansas St

John Mackey Award (best tight end)

Gary Barnidge – Sr. - Louisville
Travis Beckum – Jr. - Wisconsin
Chase Coffman – Jr. - Missouri
Fred Davis – Sr. - USC
Jermaine Gresham – So., Oklahoma
Darius Hill – Jr. - Ball St
Dustin Keller – Sr. - Purdue
Martin Rucker – Sr. - Missouri

Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award

Chase Daniel , Missouri
Dennis Dixon, Oregon
Tim Tebow, Florida

Doak Walker Award (best running back)

Mike Hart, Michigan
* Darren McFadden , Arkansas
Ray Rice, Rutgers

Lou Groza Award - Collegiate (Place-Kicker Award)

Jose Martinez, University of Texas at El Paso
Austin Starr, Indiana
Thomas Weber, Arizona St

Ray Guy Award (best punter)

Durant Brooks , Georgia Tech
Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
Brett Kern, Toledo

*2006 award winner

Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and votes in all the major college awards - the Heisman Trophy, Lombardi, Outland, Jim Thorpe including all the defensive awards. He is also a voter for the FWAA on the College team polls, the Grantland Rice Polls. He is a nationwide radio and TV personality and makes frequent appearances on sports talk shows from coast to coast. He has been a regular guest on major radio shows such as the Score in Chicago, Sporting News Radio, ESPN Radio nationwide, WEEI Boston, WFAN in New York and Sports Extra in San Diego as well as every major sports talk show nationwide. His Heisman Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award ballots are released annually in early Dec. He is the main consultant for the Senior Bowl, in addition to other postseason All-star classics like the East Coast Bowl.